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USGS us7000imu3

6 Nov 2022, 04:23

59 km S of Shikotan, Russia

A magnitude 5.2 mww earthquake at 23.8 km depth.

Depth23.8 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated21 January 2023Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is 59 km S of Shikotan, Russia?

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43.261800, 146.789800

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
us7000imu3
Coordinates
43.2618, 146.7898
Network
us
Significance
416